Tanzania, Aug. 22 -- Dodoma. Unintegrated systems have been cited as one of the reasons forest resources are lost without accurate information, depriving the government of much-needed revenue.

The remarks were made on Saturday, August 22, 2026, by the Assistant Director of Forest Development in the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, Mr Seleboni John, during a workshop organised by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to develop a strategy for integrating and harmonising existing systems.

The workshop brought together officials from forestry departments, councils, the Ministry of Finance and information technology experts, who agreed on the need to build an integrated system after identifying gaps in the existing arrangeme...